Space exploration is at the dawn of a new era. Major reductions in launch costs and the rise of the private space industry are rapidly democratizing access to space. Once […]
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Getting A Closer Look Into Cerberus Fossae On Mars
[NASA/JPL/UA] Visible in this observation is a section of Cerberus Fossae (width approximately 250 meters), which are comprised of a series of rifts present located in Elysium Planitia just north […]
NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026
The annual NASA Space Apps Challenge provides the opportunity to engage directly with NASA’s data, along with Space Agency Partner data. During the two-day hackathon, teams use this data to […]
Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon) 2026
The Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon) is an annual, student-led conference to highlight and promote the scientific research of early career astrobiologists. Attendees of this conference are graduate students and post-doctoral researchers […]
Posted inPluto
New Horizons Finds Evidence Of Recent Liquid On Pluto’s Surface
[NASA] “Pluto never stops surprising us,” said Alan Stern, principal investigator of New Horizons and lead study author from the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. “In addition to suggesting […]
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,210 31 July 2026 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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2026 LIFE NASA RCN Seminar Series
Time: August 11th, 9 AM PDT/12 PM EDT
Posted inIo
Lava World Recon: Juno Measures Subsurface Temperature Of Io
[SwRI] NASA’s Juno mission has made the first direct measurements of the temperature below the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io, which reveal significant heating in the upper few feet of […]
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NASA SMD ROSES-25 Amendment 65: New Opportunity: C.4 Planetary Science Enabling Facilities [30 JULY UPDATE]
30 July 2026 UPDATE C.4 The Planetary Science Enabling Facilities (PSEF) was recently added to ROSES-25. It solicits proposals for experimental and analytical research facilities to be made available to the […]
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Viking Science
[Astrobiology (Journal)] The Viking missions hosted identical payloads on each of two orbiters and landers. All four missions far exceeded their pre-planned operating times and science objectives, with all but […]